Ichijuro Matsumoto

Bird Commission case file number 379. Custodian file number 1372. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_18_file_03779)

Matsumoto was born on 9 May 1894. He also went by Ichijuro Phillip Masumoto. He was a boat builder who owned his own business, Matsumoto Boat Builders. His family includes Sayo Matsumoto (mother), Denkichi Matsumoto (father; deceased at time of file), Masa Matsumoto (wife; nee Masa Honma), Luke Matsumoto [also listed as Judo Matsumoto] (son; born 22 May 1926), John Matsumoto [also listed as Itsuo Matsumoto] (son; born 9 September 1928), and Matthew Matsumoto [also listed as Isamu Matsumoto] (son). His home address is listed as 225 First Avenue East, Prince Rupert, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Slocan, BC and to Rural Route No. 1, Nelson, BC. His boat building business and equipment were seized and sold to Anthony P. Crawley and Sten Didrickson. Attempts to sell his house failed. He sold his boat, the “Queen Bee,” before being forcibly uprooted, to Edwart Lipsett Limited who then sold it to the Department of Munitions & Supply (Naval Service). His other listed seized property includes tools and household belongings.